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Aether vs Guardian

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Aether compared with Guardian
DetailAether logo AetherGuardian logo Guardian
What it doesCloud agents you can watch, on the AI you already pay for Human authority infrastructure for autonomous AI
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree plan with 20 credits/month (about 4 hours of machine time). Starter at $30/mo with 400 credits/month (about 80 hours). Pro at $75/mo with 2,000 credits/month (about 400 hours). Max at $120/mo with 4,000 credits/month (about 800 hours). 1 credit equals 12 minutes on default Small devbox. Medium Free: $0 per month with 2 connections, 1 agent, 500 protected actions per month. Developer: $99/month with 25,000 billable executions included, then $0.001 per billable execution with $500 default overage cap. Business: Contact Sales for paid pilots and enterprise contracts.
Key features
  • Watch cloud agents in real-time with live terminal and file tree
  • Automated PR reviews with before/after screenshots
  • Video recording of agent actions
  • Scheduled automations daily or weekly
  • Live port previews for each port the agent opens
  • REST and WebSocket API for tasks and automations
  • Isolated Firecracker microVMs per task
  • Skills from repository SKILL.md files
  • Reply by email to pause and resume agent tasks
  • Cryptographically signed receipts and verifiable evidence
  • Multi-party approval for organizational authority
  • Open-source SDK, MCP server, and framework adapters
  • Authority lifecycle management from grant to revocation
  • Supported integrations with payments and cloud accounts
  • Individual, family, business, and enterprise deployment options
  • Enforcement at tool execution boundaries
What makes it different
  • Open devboxes you can watch, not sealed boxes
  • Runs on your own AI provider account with no second bill
  • Pay only for compute, with no per-task fees or surprises
  • Code never used for training
  • Machines destroyed after use, never reused
  • Write-once signed decisions verifiable by auditors without trusting the vendor
  • Controls sit at the point where AI systems take consequential actions
  • One company integrating security and compliance disciplines
  • Open-source cores and published research allow vendor review
  • Human authority never transferred to the agent
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)32 +1 (up) since last check3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)70
Citation Flow (Majestic)2226
Referring domains (Majestic)4818

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